Additionally, you blanket a neighborhood you are interested in with door knocking, direct mail campaigns.  

Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

Interest Rates are going down and that will also help with any new investment or cash out refi and keep growing the number of doors. 

However, that is my choice based on what I want to do not based on what politicians tell me I have to do or can not do.Second, from a landlord standpoint, there must be incentives to invest in expanding the housing supply and maintain them. 

Of course, you can't protect yourself completely, but this will also help you prepare for buying the next properties a little better, and it's an exercise I generally do when I'm on a showing for a property I'm serious about so that I'm factoring this into my analysis to some degree in a "capex" reserve.Capital ExpenseRoofWater Heater x2All AppliancesDriveway/Parking LotBoiler x2FlooringPlumbingWindowsPaintCabinets/CountersStructure (foundation, framing)Components (garage door, etc.)

It amazes me nowadays how people will throw money into a market and not spend any time in it(pre purchase) then wonder why it didn't work out.we literally purchased our second stilt house by walking up our stairway and the owner (of our now second str there) was walking up there stairs and we struck up a conversation and purchased it off market.My advice, allocate some of your investment funds to knock on doors and hang in the area you buying- its priceless.

Your target purchase price is probably too low. you’re probably looking at around $125 to 140,000 per door.

Casting a large net by utilizing wholesalers, MLS, direct relationships with agents to get deals BEFORE they hit the MLS, driving for dollars/door knocking, direct mail, etc. are all great avenues if done correctly.Knowing how to calculate the ARV and rehab costs is also essential to identifying a good deal and that goes with any area.

I was fast buy taking the door fast.

Just getting rid of a lot of the agents who are one-foot out of the door any way or those who were getting by doing the minimum.